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Pacifica High School

600 East Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA 93036View on map

  • Public
  • Oxnard
  • 722 seniors
  • 2,414 students

Pacifica High School is a public high school in Oxnard (Oxnard Union High) with 722 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 82 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

66 of 82 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

66 of 722 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

11%

82 of 722 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.3%

5 of 54 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

10 of 44 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Pacifica High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    5 of 54 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    23%

    10 of 44 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.85)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    11 of 52 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego18 pts higher

    43%

    19 of 44 admitted

    This school43%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    40%

    21 of 52 admitted

    This school40%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Davis25 pts higher

    62%

    21 of 34 admitted

    This school62%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    12 of 15 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    22 of 27 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    24 of 26 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.71)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Pacifica High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts higher

    33%

    12 of 36 admitted

    This school33%Overall30%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    19 of 25 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Channel Islands4 pts higher

    97%

    96 of 99 admitted

    This school97%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    90%

    79 of 88 admitted

    This school90%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (665 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

69%

456 of 665 graduates

UC or CSU

8%

51 graduates

Community college

59%

392 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC233%
CSU284%
CA private college71%
Out of state61%
Community college39259%
Not enrolled20931%
Enrolled in college45669%
Total665100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

16

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

22

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

17%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

124 of 731 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

6%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

44 of 756 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 42%County median 61%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 30%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 12%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 40%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 44%

Across California

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